I stayed in this hotel in mid September 2010. The rooms were large, the staff were generally helpful, although one spoke virtually no English. Another gave me incorrect information on the availability of taxis at a tourist location which ended up in a near disaster because I had no way to get home and it would have been a two hour walk straight down a hill with no sidewalks.

There are things that did not warrant a four star rating. First., the breakfast was terrible. I am comparing it to other 4 star hotels in Europe. I know that other reviews have said the opposite, but those reviews are over 2 years old. The coffee was simply awful, and the selection quite poor. I would definitely recommend eating elsewhere. I ate at the hotel restaurant once for dinner and the food was overpriced and nothing special, although the service was good.

Secondly, I echo the reviewer who noted that certain things, like shampoo, were not only in the room, they were not available from the front desk.

Moroever, the wireless connection did not work in the rooms. They had computers available on the second floor, and the wireless connection worked there.

Another point: Because of their energy efficient lighting in the hallways, they were dark. If you travel alone, this may be important to you.

The rooms were large but nothing special.

Finally, be aware that this hotel is not particularly close to the city center.

Stayed in the Hotel Turismo for 3 nights in a suite with 3 people and an infant.

The hotel could definitely use a renovation, the decor is drab and dated and it feels kind of grungy on the inside. Breakfast is included, but it's not very good... I'd recommend going to one of the many nice cafe's on Avenida Liberdade instead. Other details that you would expect from a 4 star hotel are missing as well.. e.g. no shampoo was provided, just a locker-room style soap dispenser built into the shower.

The room was OK. The beds were reasonably comfortable, but nothing really special. The AC unit was pretty noisy and kept one of our rooms warm and the other cold (there was only one thermostat in the suite)... that said, there was no road noise at all.

The only thing we found that might come close to bumping this hotel up to 4 stars was the rooftop pool which was actually pretty nice... but if your not interested in that, there's really nothing to recommend this hotel.

I've stayed at the Bracara Augusta before (another 4 star hotel in Braga) and it was much, much better than the Turismo for the same price. Would definitely recommend that instead of this hotel.

I stayed with my wife, as part of a bigger group, in this hotel, for one night only in May 2010. I found this hotel very nice. The location is excellent. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. Hotel staff was helpful, even if we arrived very late in the night. The breakfast is delicious, variegated and really good!

We really loved the hotel. It was in a good location and the room was excellent. We stayed in a two bedroom suite and it was still quite affordable. We had a fine meal in the restaurant and the breakfast that was included was probably the best I've had at any hotel.